Attaching strainers to spouts of sheet-metal vessels.



No. 643,387. Patented Feb; 13, I900 C. L. WAGANDT.

ATTAGHING STRAINERS TO SPOUT S 0F SHEET METAL V ESSELS.

(Application fiked Nov. 23, 1898.)

(No Model.)

ATENT Orrion.

CHARLES L. WAGANDT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,387, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed November 23, 1898. Serial No. 697,237. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. WAGANDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in theState of Maryland, have invent ed certain new. and useful Improvements in Attaching Strainers to Spouts of Sheet-Metal Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in attaching strainers to spouts of sheet-metal vessels.

The improvement may be used on any class of sheet metal vessels, but is particularly adapted for vessels that are enameled.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spout in readiness to be attached to a vessel. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a section of a part of the body of a vessel, showing the flanged hole where the spout is to be attached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a section of the strainer. Fig. lis

a sectional view of the spout,the body,and the strainer placed together in position ready for the action of the closing die. Fig. 5 is also a seotional view like Fig. 4:, but shows the effect of the closing die,thespoutand bodyhaving been seamed or jointed together and the strainer seamed by the improved means constituting this invention. Fig. 6 is an inner side view of part of the body, showing the finished parts seen in Fig. 5. Fig. '7 is a perspective view of a lip-spout, a strainer, and a portion of the body of avessel, all secured together according to this invention.

The body A of the vessel has prepared a spout hole having primarily an inturned flange b (see Figs. 2 and 4) and an outward pressed bulge o, surrounding saidflange and interposed between it and the plain wall A of the body. The spout F has a coiled basefiange d and at said base two tangs e e. The spout is secured to the body by doubleseaming together the flanges d and 1) without reference to the tangs or the strainer. This douhie-seaming of said parts alone is not my invention.

The strainer G has a surrounding rim-flange h and two slits or slots 2' through said flange, one diametrically opposite the other. These slits receive the tan'gs c on the base end of the spout, and when the tangs have been ontered and bent sidewise, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the strainer is thereby secured to its position within the vessel and over the base end or coiled flange d of the spout. The flange h on the strainer is not coiled or included in the joint of spoutand body, but merely cov ers or overlaps the double-seamed joint d 19. Thus it will be seen the spout is attached to the body by a seam that is independent of the strainer.

The parts having been first shaped, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are then assembled, as in Fig. 4, the spout being inserted through the spout-hole from the inside, so that the coiled flan goal on the base of the spout will cover the inturned flange 6 around the spout-hole, and, finally, by means of a suitable closing die are secured as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The invention is applicable to lip-spouts, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 7.

It is obvious the tangs which hold the strainer and project inwardly might be on either the spout or on the inward flange of the body.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination of the body of a vessel;

a spout seamed to said body independently of a strainer; tangs projecting inwardly from the seam formed by the union of the spout and vessel; and a strainer having a surrounding rim-flange provided with slits-said flange covering the seam of the spout and vessel and the slits in the strainer having the said tangs project through them.

2. The combination of the body of a vessel having a spout-hole and an inturned flange, b; a spout having at its base a coiled flange,

d, and tangs projecting independent of the.

said flange; and a strainer having slits through which the said tangs on the spout project, the said spout being secured to the body by a double seam independently of the strainer.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. WAGANDT. Witnesses:

, CHARLES E. MANN, J12,

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